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| | Arctocephalus australis, South American Fur Seal at MarineBio.org |
 | | The total estimated population of the South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis, is between 300,000-450,000 ranging from Peninsula Paracas in southern Peru to the coasts Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. |
 | | South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis, adults in Peru feed almost exclusively on anchovies, and juveniles there feed on demersal (living near the bottom of the sea) fish. |
 | | Hunting continued throughout the centuries, and records indicate that at least 750,000 fur seals were killed in Uruguay between 1873-1983, and 64,000 seals were killed for their fur in Chile between 1873 and 1907, and 9,600 between 1976-1979. |
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